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...do you have a have a startup idea that you need to validate & build? ...or an existing business that you need to fine tune with research & development, to be Go To Market Ready? Hello I'm Elissa & thank you for visiting my profile! I am a 5★ UpWork Expert Vetted All-In-One startup and business consultant from Arizona, United States, and in the past 15+ years, I've have partnered with over 250+ founders around the world to achieve startup success in various stages of development: DISCOVER, PLAN, LAUNCH & GROW STAGES. No matter where you are in your startup journey, I provide all resources from A-Z. ***Let's set up a free (15-min) call to discuss your needs, and set up a game plan*** MY EXPERTISE AT A GLANCE: ★ Market Research & Feasibility Analysis: Actionable insights to validate and refine your business ideas. ★ Startup MVP Development: From concepting to wireframing, ensuring your product meets market needs. ★ Strategic Business Planning: End-to-end business plans, financial modeling, and investor-ready pitch deck presentations. ★ Branding & Positioning: Unique strategies that make your brand stand out in competitive markets. ★ Go-to-Market Strategy: Execution plans tailored to target demographics, including customer journey optimization. HIGHLIGHTS OF SUCCESS: ★ $10M+ investor funding unlocked for various clients with market-ready business plans. ★ Led 250+ startups to success, including SaaS, tech, healthcare, and consumer brands. ★ Empowered WIN Energy Drink to refine its buyer personas, optimize feasibility studies, and craft an investor-winning pitch deck. ★ Partnered with LocalFarmOK to build a robust urban farm event business plan, attracting new markets and investors. CLIENT FEEDBACK SPEAKS VOLUMES: “Her business plan and market insights transformed our pitch deck into a winning tool. Within months, we secured our first round of funding!” – Local Farm OK, Founder “Elissa's guidance on scaling our MVP saved us six months of trial and error. A game-changer for our operations.” – WIN Energy Drink, CEO WHY CHOOSE ME? ★ Over 15 years of startup experience and entrepreneurial excellence ★ Expert Vetted by UpWork, having coached over 250+ startups worldwide ★ "Quality and professional" work is the core standard for all deliverables ★ Proven ability to drive long-term growth while mitigating risks ★ Transparent, collaborative, and committed to your success HOW CAN WE START? Book a free (15-min) consultation call today to discuss your business goals. Together, let’s: ★ Solve your most pressing challenges. ★ Align your vision with a data-backed strategy. ★ Create results that make your startup thrive. Ready to elevate your business? Let’s start now.

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭%; 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 ✅ | Ex-JPMorgan | CFA | $1BN+ raised by my models | 99% JSS | $600k total earnings I am a financial analyst with 10+ years of experience at a top Wall Street bank and as an independent financial consultant. I specialize in building, managing, and maintaining financial models, and advising businesses through model-driven insights. I've completed more financial modeling projects on Upwork than any other freelancer: 500+ engagements, 100% Job Success, Top Rated Plus, over $1BN raised on my models. CFA Charterholder. Financial Modeling I build investor-grade 3-statement models from scratch for your business. I've supported raises from seed through Series B, including a unicorn and multiple $100M+ ARR companies, along with lender models, board models, scenario and sensitivity analysis, valuation, and 409A work. I've built models for 1,000+ companies across virtually every industry, with particular expertise in lending, SaaS, ecommerce, logistics, and energy, AI has changed financial modeling in two important ways. It has made it effortless to spin up amateur models, and it has made high-quality models even more valuable by expanding what they can do. A model built from the ground up to be operated by AI agents is the best of both worlds: institutional-grade structure, optimized for scale, user-friendliness, and auditability, with an architecture that lets tools like Claude and ChatGPT in Excel update data, run scenarios, and make changes reliably. My models are built to leverage AI agents and serve as a "financial operating system" for your business that is easily actualized with current data and adapted as your needs evolve.

If you want to grow your business, and get ahead of the curve, you need a strategic approach to your sales and marketing, as well as creative engagement with your target market. When it comes to brand building - you must stand out from the crowd! I offer over 20 years of business development experience and have built 3 industry leading companies. Additionally, I have helped countless startups to grab market share, and established companies to restructure and re-brand scalable growth. I have the experience and tools you need for success. Together, we can build something great. Contact me today. Thanks, John Davenport

I'm a full-time freelancer with skills in Virtual Assistance, Customer Service, QA testing, Real Estate A summary of my experiences: 1 year in QA testing (mobile and WEB) 4 years in Personal Assistance 2 years in Real Estate 3 years as a Customer Service Representative VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE SKILLS ApplePay/GooglePay Integration with Cryptoplatforms; Email Management, Transcription, Data Entry, Convert PDF to Word/Excel, Web Research, Admin Support, File Organization, Email Marketing, Scheduling, Social Media Management (Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn/Pinterest), Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Google Drive GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS Canva -- Let me know if you need help in any of the following: Branding, Poster/Flyers/Banners, Newsletters, Brochures, Book Covers, Business Cards, Shirt Design, and Resume and Presentation Templates. DATA ENTRY SKILLS (2 years experience) Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Search Engine Optimization, Web/Online Research CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS (3 year experience) Clear communication skills, Ability to use Positive Language, Empathy, Adaptability, Good Command of the English Language #VIRTUALASSISTANT #ProjectManagement #PersonalAssistant #SOCIALMEDIAMARKETING #Facebook #Instagram #LinkedIn #Canva #LEADGENERATION #INTERNETRESEARCH #GoogleSuite #MicrosoftOffice #DataEntry #EmailMarketing

I’ve reviewed 1000s of startup decks, 10+ years of experience in VC in USA in various roles: VC Partner, Head of Investor Relations, 2x founder. I think like an investor, structure like a consultant, write like a strategist, design like a pro. I work with VC, PE funds, startups and businesses of all stages on: 🔴 Sharpening and writing investor narratives that cut through the noise - pitch decks, memos, onepagers and investor materials 🔴 Design that is not decoration. It is hierarchy and intent, and a spark of magic ✨ - Branding, materials design, visual language My CORE PRINCIPLES in investor materials: - Sharp positioning, avoid generics. “Backing exceptional founders who drive innovation” 🤢 must go - Assume people don’t read, they scan. Cut text, use tight bullets, numbers, logos and highlights - Lead with traction, team track record, tangible insights. That is what actually sells My PROCESS: - Materials revision, discovery call with founders - Writing or refining content, iteration-review loops - Polish with professional design after content is set OR - Pitch deck review consultation with honest, practical feedback. Book in my profile 🔴 I maintain relationships with VCs, debt lenders, and family offices and selectively refer aligned deal flow. I am a registered broker-dealer in the USA. I can also lead your fundraising / investor relations if we align. About me: - founder at prophet.partners, investor relations studio - Ex-VC partner at Starta VC & accelerator in NYC ($50M AUM across fund I, fund II, 150+ portfolio companies) - Harvard University: Management in Innovation & Technology executive program - VC Lab: fundraising program for emerging VC fund managers Expertise in: VC, funds, B2C, B2B, SaaS, Consumer, DTC, hardware, apps, deeptech AI, PE deals, venture credit, real estate and more Let’s connect, I’d love to hear your story and see how I can add value.

Not only am I a fractional CMO, I am your strategic bridge between human intent and AI execution 🤝 I’m certified with Google AI and I’m an expert at Claude Cowork and Claude Code If your business is doing $1M+, but your growth has hit a ceiling, you don’t have a talent problem. You have a "Human Glue" problem, the manual, repetitive, and fragile processes that require your best people to act like data-entry clerks just to keep the lights on. I am Mike Volkin. I am a Business Modernizer. I help CEOs and Founders replace operational chaos with autonomous AI pipelines. With a track record of building, scaling, and exiting six companies, I don't just "implement AI tools", I engineer enterprise value. 🏢Why Mid-Market CEOs hire me: Margin Protection: I identify the "invisible leaks" where manual labor is eating your profits. We replace $150k/year administrative overhead with $50/month automation loops. The Founder’s Exit: Most companies aren't sellable because the "system" is in the founder's head. I document and automate your tribal knowledge, turning your business into a turnkey asset. Operational Speed: I build "Centralized AI Knowledge Bases" where your team can find any answer in 5 seconds, not 5 hours. Battle-Tested Leadership: As an Army veteran, I bring military-grade precision to your tech stack. We modernize without breaking what’s already working. 🥇My "Modernization" Framework: The AI Readiness Audit: A deep dive into your current marketing and operations tech stack to find your biggest automation opportunities. The Automation Roadmap: A strategic blueprint for replacing "Human Glue" with autonomous AI agents. Deployment & Governance: Building and overseeing the implementation of custom AI workflows that run 24/7 with 0% error rates. 🚫What I am NOT: I am not a generalist developer or a "prompt engineer." I am a fractional AI and automation strategist for CEOs who realize that "doing things the way we've always done them" is the fastest way to become a dinosaur. Skills: -AI Strategy & Consulting -Business Process Automation -Fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO) -Business Process Mapping -Operations Management -Generative AI Implementation -Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) -Workflow Optimization -Exit Strategy & Sellability -No-Code Automation (Make, Zapier) 🦸Strategic Fractional CMO: Bridging Marketing & Modern Operations Most companies don't have a marketing problem—they have a "Leaky Bucket" problem. They spend thousands on traffic only for those leads to die in a manual, fragmented sales process. As a Fractional CMO with six successful exits, I don't just focus on top-of-funnel vanity metrics. I focus on Revenue Operations (RevOps). I modernize your entire marketing department by integrating AI and automation into your sales funnels, ensuring that every dollar spent on growth is captured by a high-efficiency machine. When I step in as your Fractional CMO, I take full ownership of your growth strategy and the systems that power it. From architecting AI-driven lead nurturing sequences to optimizing your CAC/LTV ratios, I ensure your marketing isn't just a "cost center," but a predictable, scalable asset. I provide the high-level leadership of a full-time executive at a fraction of the cost, allowing your company to modernize its growth engine while you stay focused on the big picture.